[1] He is also on the board of directors of the Global Centre for Pluralism a joint partnership between His Highness the Aga Khan and the Government of Canada.
Nanji has held academic and administrative appointments at various American and Canadian universities.
Since 1998, he has been with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, a research institute which aims to promote scholarship and learning of Muslim cultures and societies, with a view towards attaining a better understanding of Islam and its relationship with other societies and faiths.
Within the Aga Khan Development Network, Nanji has served as a member of the Steering Committee and Master Jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and as a task force member for the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (AKU-ISMC), and continues as Vice Chair of the Madrasa-based Early Childhood Education Programme in East Africa.
Professor Nanji has authored, co-authored and edited several books including: In addition, he has contributed shorter studies and articles on religion, Islam and Ismailism in journals and collective volumes including the Encyclopædia of Islam, Encyclopædia Iranica, Oxford Encyclopædia of the Modern Islamic World, and A Companion to Ethics.